Advertising display



R. W. YOUNG March 12, 1935.

NG DISPL Y Filed July 24, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 /zvl/E/vro/e. RALEIGH w. YOUNG.

HIS TTOF/YEX March 12, 1935. R. w. YOUNG A TISING DISP Y Patented Mar. 12, 1935 l UNITED PATENT f My invention relates to improvements in advertising displays whereina miniature stage provided with a suitable set and a vertically disposed scene in the back thereof, operates. in

conjunction with a transparent web passing over the face of said scene, said web having mounted thereon a number of figures or representations of animal life, to impart animation to said scene.

The primary object of the present invention is l0' to provide a new and improved advertising display device having improved means for impart ing animation to said display.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved transparent or invisible means 'for moving a plurality of figures -or representations of animal life across said display.

I accomplish these and other objects by means of the device disclosed in the drawings in whichv Fig. 1 is afront elevation of my improved display; Y

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof;

Fig. Bris a sectional view disclosing the moving mechanism; and v Fig. 4 is a broken transverse sectional view disclosing the said moving means.

Referrring to the drawings:

The numeral 1 is used to designate a suitable miniature stage provided with a suitable set 2 upon which may be mounted, if desired, a figure or representation of animal life 3.

A suitable scene 4 is vertically disposed at the back portion of the stage 1 and a roller 6- is Y mounted uponv said stage 1 and at each end of said scene 4, each of said rollers having their lower ends rotatably mounted in the stage 1 and their upper ends suitably mounted within brackets 7. An endless transparent web 8 is mounted upon the rollers 6 and has one portion thereof passing infront of the face of the scene 4, said transparent web being provided with .a plurality of figures or representations 9 of animal life, the purpose of which will hereinafter be more fully set forth.

The lower ends of the shafts 11 of each roller 6 are provided with bevelgears l2 meshing with bevel pinions 14 mounted upon a horizontally disposed shaft 16 in turn provided with a gear 17 rotated by a pinion 18 secured to a gear 19 in turn rotated by a pinion 21 of a suitable motor 22, as disclosed in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings,

means of which the rollers 6 and web 8 thereon may be moved slowly in front of the scene 4.

In operation.

As the transparent Web 8 is slowly rotated by 5 the rollers 6, said web 8 will .move the figures 9 across-the stage 1 and in front of the scene 4, imparting animation or motion to attract attention tothe display. After passing in front ofthe scene 4 the figures 9 are carried by said trans- 10 parent web 8 around the back of said scene 4 so thatvthey may again appear to the opposite side of the stageA and repeat their journey.

While I have shown a representation of polar y bears, and an arctic scene, it is quite obvious 15 `that other gures and scenic localities may be substituted, without departing from the invenn animation thereto. Y

2. An advertising display comprising a scene; a transparent web movable over said scene; representations of animal life mounted upon said transparent web whereby lsaid Vrepresentations may be moved over said scene to impart animation thereto; and means for moving said transparent web. 3. Anadvertising display comprising a scene; a roller mounted at each end of said scene; a 35 continuous transparentweb mounted upon said rollers andhaving one portion thereof passing over the face of said scene; and representations of animallife mounted upon said transparent web whereby said representations may appear 40 to be moving across said scene when said rollers and web are actuated.

4. An advertising display comprising a scene; a roller mounted at each end of said scene; a continuous transparent web mounted upon said 45 rollersl and'having one portion thereof passing over the face of said scene; representations of animal life mounted upon said transparent web whereby said representations may appear to be moving across said scene; and means for rotat- 50 ing both rollers simultaneously to move said transparent Web and the said representations thereon across the face of said'scene.

5. An advertising display comprising a stage;

a suitable set mounted upon said stage; a vertically disposed scene mounted upon the back of said stage; a roller mounted at each end of vsaid scene; a transparent web mounted upon saidv rollers and having one portion thereof passing in front of and over the face of said scene; and figures mounted upon said Web and adjacent the stage whereby said figures may be moved in front of said scene and across said stage when said Web is moved.

6. Anv advertising display comprising a stage; a suitable setfmounted upon said stage; a vertically disposed scene mounted upon the back of said stage; a roller mounted at each end of said scene; a transparent web mounted upon said rollers and having one portion thereof passing in front of and over the face of saidV scene; gures mounted upon said web and adjacent the stage whereby said gures may be moved in front of said scene and across said stage when said web is moved; and means for simultaneously rotating both rollers whereby said figures may be' moved across said stageA andin front of said scene.

RALEIGH W. YOUNG. 

